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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

We will publish hereafter a daily re-
port of the cotton, grain, and tobacco
markets, and on Friday "a weekly review.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

When newspapers and politicians pirate
about the honor OF Virginia, can they
not reflect on the horrible irony of the
term when they dodge nd bubble to
avoid paying the debt : Did the honor
OF Virginia in the days Of its glory ever
take such methods
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Mr.. Davis Indignantly denies the au-
thorship of the letter published under his
signature and discussing the flag question
with Colonel PhociOn Howe
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

~ An announcements Of deaths ana mar
yHet or CHARGE. but all obituary notices.
whether in prose or verse. will Dee charged ior
nj the rate Of five cents per line.
rS,- The TIMES will bee mailed 90 your ad
dress while out OF the city az Bc. per month.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

iOU pm. accommodation. leaves Broad stree.
station. arrives at Ashland 40 b pan.
900 pun leaves Elhu. arrives dt Ashland ui
6.l4 pm.
E2i am. arrives 40 Elba. leaves Ashianl at
6.2i au.
500 ara. accommodation. arrives W htoad
street station. leaves Ashland 40 900
ana.
5.5g pm. arrives at Elna. leaves Ashland 40
1.l2 pm.
TAYLOR. General Ticket Agent.
T.. H. d. MYERS General Sup .rrtoudcnt.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
TOE WEEKLY TIMES.

ENTERED At rHg PosroFgt As SECOND
CLASS MATTER.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO ROUTE
SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT JUNE l2rn.
1857.
RIcHMnND.

$40 am For Newport News OdPomt Com.
fort and Norfolk daily except sun
day.
1910 ann Through and Local Mail to abb
points West -leeper from Clifton
Forge 90 Louisville and 81. Louis
except sunday
400 pm For Newport News. Old Pointaud
Norfolk. Except Sunday.
400 pm Charlottesville accommodation.
Except Sunday
800 pm nor Louisville Cincinnati Chicago
st. Louis. Memphis. and New Or.
leans. Fast Express with through
Pullmaus Daily. Only route run
ming Puilmaus West from Rich
mOud
s45 pm Limited for old Point. daily except
Sunday
SUNDAY EXCURSION
10 Newport News Old Point. and
Norfolk at 3 am.
ARRIVE RICHMOND
825 am Charlottesville accommodation.
ll.05 am From Norfolk Old Point AMI
Newport News except Sunday.
800 pm From Local points and the west
daily except Sunday
6.3j pm From Norfolk, Old Point and New
port News, daily
$40 pm From Louisville and Cincinnati
Fast Express daily.
Sunday excursion train from Old
Point and Newport News arrives boz
Richmond at 6.35 pm
Depot Seventeenth and Broad streets
Ticket-Ofiices. 1000 Main street and depot.
II. ". FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
WINS. G.. WICKHAM. Second President
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Liberal commission to agents TO solicit
subscriptions.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
Middletown.

John Wales, a prominent citizen Of Liberty,
Sullivan county, was shot and killed by Curtis
Fiske, "a clerk in a hardware store ia that vii
lage at an early hour Friday morning. The
shooting occurred at Mrs Sarah j. Nas.m's
hotel, where Fiske was paying attention Go a
widow. Wales went 10 the hotel at 10 o'clock.
He had handful of red pepper with which
he intended to attack Fiske Both men We're
armed with revolvers. They became involved
in a controversy, when Fiske fired at Wales,
the bullet entering his brain. Fi,ke claims
that the shooting was done in s'lfdefense.
Wales leaves a wife and one child
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
NERVES AND POLITICS

From the Richmond Dispatch of Sunday.
slightly altered
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
NJ STEMS PIONEER
We MEAT MAKktT

Keeps always ON hand foil supply OFF
meats OF all kinds. Call and sce usat
lmaf suiy. tNle Hui IT.. hs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Dr. $. c. Bateman, "a prominent physician
of 4is place, was instantly killed 40 sun
the platform Of "a Niagara Fail, excursion
train on the Central road The train was
pulling FROM switch TO the main track,
and the jar unseated DR. Bateman and threw
him head first 70 the ground he was IS
years Of age
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

The Hudson police say that the story told
by the young woman namei May Rither-
ford. who was robbed and assaulted by five
men on Monday night, is true. Poughkeep-
sic police say the young woman is not Of
good character She is now at her home on
Pine street, Poughkeepsie The case creates
infanse feeling
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

A man committed suicide in hotel here
by cutting his throat from ear % ear A
card found in his pocket bore tle name Of
James j. Leonard. No ls2) Third avenue,
New York city. 1t is supposed he has rela-
tives in Bridgeport, Conn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Star taxing Idiots.

lt Is generally supposed that astrology
is "a dead superstition or at least nearly
So, but, it seems. it Is not. In every
amassing wealth by pretending to read
mans destiny in the stars, and they have
an organ. OF all the queer Journals that
are laid upon the editorial exchange ia
Bile the Prophetic StdrgdzeT is, perhaps,
the queerest- Its appearance indicates
prosperity. Its contents includes strange
farrago of nonsense about messages from
stars. forecasts of influence for each par
ticular day of the month, character and
fortune of children that may he born on
those days and other absurd dicta. Its
advertisements are not less sing
ular. Bids of astrologers. seventh
daughters of seventh daughters and
spiritual mediums for business is mixed
up with notices of meetings of the Thee
sophs and announcements of books upon
the occult sciences. One of the Journals
advertised in its pages is "Lucifer,"
which is devoted to the interests of the
"Lucifer Society" whatever that NAV
he. AS the advertisement contains a
plea for two of the members of that So
ciety now in Jail for, apparently. too ar
dent devotion To its principles. it may be-
conjectured that the objects of the '-Lu-
offer Society are not saltogether nice.
The next census will be deficient if it
does not include an enumeration of the
crankS in this country
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Work for Us.
Florida Herald.

One of the gravest apprehensions we
have felt in Jacksonville. is the fact that
the Associated Press Agency in this city
was in the hands of one deeply and sell
fishly committed to the depression
Policy" Our people have feared that no
hopeful and sunshiny reports could be
sent to that great news agency through
its local representative
These apprehenSions are happily
soothed by the following pleasing an
nouncement from THE PALATKA NEWS:
1T should be remembered also that
the power of the Times Union to jure
our State and people. is now materially
diminished. Heretofore all reports from
this section to the Associated Press
passed through the hands of the editor
of that journal and We're colOred to suit
his views or prejudices. Henceforth the
voice of THE PALATKA NEWS Will lie
heard through the same medium, and II
will emit no uncertain sound. The truth
the naked truth-can never hurt Flor
ida: il is only when her native charms
are hid beneath the meretricious colOTS
laid on by the Calamity Liar that she I've
comes unattractive or disgusting. One
great feature of our summer work must
be earnest and persistent presentation of
the truth in such shape that her charms
shall attract the eye of the great public
and defeat the determined efforts of our
detractOrs."
We take unusual comfort from this
announcement of the proprietors of THE
News. and
As welcome ti"wers that hn"m in the
spring.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Putnam and Marion.

We give below a copy of the bill intro
duced into the lower House by Mr.. Hind,
of Putnam, defining the boundary be-
tween Putnam and Marion Counties.
Along the west shore of Lake George and
in the neighborhood of Kerr City are
several settlements whose citizens must
pass through Palatka to get to- their
miles across country tn the same place.
In the event of the formation of,
the new county, as prosposed,
these same communities will be
forty miles from Tdrdres. Under these
circumstances the new boundary, as
fixed in the bill now under consideration
in the House will he veey unsatisfactory
to those most concerned. We know that
almost UNANIMOUSLY these voters are in
favor of annexation to Putnam. Instead
of the proposed boundary it would be
much simpler as well as more satisfac-
tory To run from some point ON the Ock-
lawaha south ON the line between ranges
"a and % to the line separating town
ships IA and 10. We give the boundary
as proposed that the public may know
W hat is being done and take steps imme-
diately to enhghten our representative
rs to our wishes in the matter. The fol-
lowing is an extract from House Bill No.
100:
Commencing at a point ON the south
side of the Ocklawaha River, at low
water mark, where the Range line di-
viding Ranges twenty and % f. in
Township 1 :. crossed said river and
thence running :. along said Range line
TO where it intersects the Township line,
dividing Townships II and IL South,
thence East along said Township line to
where it intersects the Section line di-
viding Sections , and 3 in Township II
south of Range - f., thence south
along said section line and other
section lines To the :. w. corner of sec
ton % of said Township Il =. of Range
p T.. Then East along the section line
dividing sections % and 20 and other di-
rection lines to the Range line dividing
Ranges % and 81 +. thence south along
said range line to the =. w. corner of
section Township - =. II. % T.. thence
f.. along the section line dividing sec
tions and Is Townships IL :. Range 20
East and other section lines to the w.
shore of Lake George thence southwark
ly along the shores of Lake George to
the mouth of SULPHUR Spring.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Fame

Once upon a time the editor of "A
great and good" contemporary was
made happy 10y Horper'S Weekly, which
gave ITS readers an opportunity to gaze
upon his counterfeit Presentment. He
took his readers into his confidence. told
them how happy IL, was. and exclaimed
in print---This is Fame. to- paraphrase
the fine burst of eloquence evoked by the
pictorial tribute. Now THE PALATKA
NEWS has reached fame of a NOR. sub
stantial sort. The glory of lockwood and
printers ink is ephemeral. Those of our
readers who smiled with. or at, the edi-
tor will have forgotten this circumstance
until these lines meet their eyes. But the
name of THE PAI.ATKA News will Ice in the
mouth of every lover of Irish potatoes in
Florida. DIR. Schatfranek. our scientific
friend, who Is doing So much for the agri-
cultural interests of Florida has produced
potato which. he believes. will prove
to be adapted To our climate. He SAYS
he hopes these Seeding potatoes will
show themselves just as firm and solid,
as fresh and nourishing as THE PALATKA
DAILY News. Now the paper-mOdes,y
forbids us To- name il too often in one ar
ticle-has proved itself To be most adj
mirably adapted to the climate of Flori-
ia, flourishing like live oak even in
this dull season.
We cordially hope that our tuberous
nameSake may he all DIR. Schaffranek ex
poets of it. To borrow another idea
from his admirable essay, which we
print this morning, the people who are
nourished by THE PALATKA DAILY NEWS
and the '-Palatka News" potato will
thus reach the highest development of
which the human race is capable. Tran
silent il the glory of printers ink unless
often renewed. but the terrene glory.
which reproduces itself many-fold and
| comes forth from the darkness of
the earth for the comfort and
| support of the body is like unto
this newspaper. which reproduced many
fold from the press, comes forth from
| the darkness of the night to- comfort and
sustain the mind We intrust our fame
to- the tuber and Fame itself shall blow
our name to the four winds through a
| gigantic potato flower.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
BlONham in Palatka.

The Times Union declares that Palat-
ka has joined the procession of Bloxham
towns. How its sisters stand may be
judged by the following plain state
ment. Maj. Copper is one of our most
popular citizens and is 81 nercely for
Bloxham that he has staked hat on
his election. He has succeeded in or
ganizing u Bloxham club which has a
roll of eleven members. After full
notice of proposal meeting in THE PA
LATKA News and a free circulation of
handbills and arduons personal solicia-
ton, he succeeded i'll drawing a crowd of
twenty persons To- listen To Bloxham
eloquence and procured the sig
natures of eighty persons who
''were for Observation-Disclosures that
may mean. Ii is sad To think that our
representatives in the House and Senate
received no instructions" from such an
assemblage because they were republi-
cans"
We would not underrate the influence
of MAJ Couper and his friends, and we
know that BIoxham's candidacy for thu.
Senate has many more supporters in Pa
latka than these facts would imply. But
they prove the utter futility of claims
based only ON gas and buncombe, and
we are glad that Perry's friends have
been so seldom betrayed into making
silly demonstrations by way of
influencing those To whom the
decision in the matter has been com
mitted by law. In despite of persistent
urging and much solicitation we are glad
To see that the people have usually refus-
ed to enact Dogburry in actual life ana
write themselves asses" The whole
demonstration so persistently urged in the
interest of Bloxham has suffered n mis-
cradle collapse as we predicted it would
And this result has been gained, not be
cause of Bloxham's weakness, but be
cause the plan proposed had no substra
tum of reason or possible usefulness.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
CeyIon Begins To Grow Tea.

Philadelphia News
The tea that YOU drink comes either
from China or Japan. The shrub Is only
a newly-born product of Ceylon- For
half century that island retained its
pre-eminenCe as coffee country OF
late wears. however. the crops have been
considerably affected by the ravages of
a fungus which attacks the leaf and
causes il to drop of This. although 80
riously affecting the production Of the
coffee estates. in no way affected the
quality of the bean, than which none
finer is imported L. England. On the
failure of the coffee crops becoming evil
dent planters and proprietors generally
Were led 10 experiment on other pro
ducts. and on finding that tea grew lux
uriantly where coffee had ceased to pay.
gradually converted their coffee estates
into tea-gardens, some of which now
rank among the finest in the world. The
first Ceylon tea-bush was a hybrid be
tween the strong Assam India and the
Acknowledgement China \ fine Eng
lish breakfast tea is a blending of IndE i
and China tea, 50 that the Ceyion tea is
practically a natural growth of English
breakfast tea. and 50 impresses one.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The Goyernor and the Judges.

At a meeting of the Perry men in Sum
terville the resolutions adopted embrace
the following, which shows that the peo-
pie feel the insults offered to their Gov
ernOr:
WHEREAS, Divers persons and Journals
are inSinuating that selfish motives
prompt Gov. Perry in his official capac-
ity. and To subServe his interest. he is
Withholding certain judicial appoint
ments. and.
WHEREAS. Our Governor in whose
honesty of purpose, pure patriotism and
unsullied character Il known and read
of ALI men" is before the people for the
highest gift in their hands; therefore,
b. II
ReSolred BY this meeting. that Gov.
Perry Is our choice. first, last and all
the. time" that in him Florida Will have
a representative. should he be elected.
who will add Iuster to her fair name.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The Agricultural Bureau.

There is considerable popular feeling in
Florida at present favoring the creation
of a State Agricultural Bureau. There
is much work which such a department
might do with great advantage to the
Stite, and if it is best done in this way,
there will be little objection made To the
innovation.
But the State should do its part in the
collection of reliable information and
statistical data, to set before the world in
better shape and with greater authority
the advantages and attractions
of Florida. There will be no
question as to- the proper distribution
and judicious use of such information
if it he once collected. Real Estate
Agencies and railroads with large landed
estates, and newspapers all .over the
country are anxious To gain possession of
all such documents and will utilize them
To the great advantage of the State. In
Kansas this work has reached perfection
and is rapidly filling that State with the
best immigrants. The Bureau col
lects the statistics and then makes
special rates with the railroad
for the transportation of newcomers
and the country is flooded with
accounts of the growing wealth and
coming prosperity of the new State.
The Germans and Italians make the
best of small farmers and there is room
for thousands of them in our State.
Money can be quickly and easily made
from the cultivation of berries and small
fruits and only enough in this line has
been done, as yet, To- prove that nothing
but patience and skill is lacking to give
us "A crop from these sources valuable as
that of our groves. y little effort and
care would give to the world collection
of indisputable facts which would
bring a large accession of industrious
workers to fill up the waste places and
reinforce our scanty population.
The attention of Canada Is already at
| tTacted to- Florida, but there is loud COM
plant from the Dominion that informa-
| ton of the kind wanted cannot be OBJ
tanned in that country The Canadian
papers are not anxious to give currency
to our literature" because they are all
| instructed in preaching immigration
| along the line of their Pacific Railway.
| \ little sowing of good seed in this field
would ensure an abundant harvest.
In London itself information about our
| State in practical and authentic form
| cannot be obtained. This want is SO
urgent and manifest that our railways
have employed "A number of agents ex-
| pressly To furnish these facts, and the
| Pilatka Board of Trade will undertake
work in the same direction Enquiries
| from other States are also continually
arriving. and the answers required
should be put into portable and conven-
lent form. God helps those who help
| themselves.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The Farmers and the Interstate Com
merce Bill.

Times-DemOcrat-
The Louisiana State Agricultural As
ISOLATION presented to the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday a pc
tition asking for the enforcement of the
bill, and especially of the long and short
haul clause, which petition received the
support and approval of the Louisiana
Sugar Planters Association. and thus
voiced the sentiment of the agricultural
classes of the State, at which the Com
mission has been anxious to get.
This petition of the farmers contains
several good points well worthy of con-
sideration. They demand the enforce
ment of the long apd short haul clause
in the interest of agriculture, and deny
that the railroads have suffered or will
suffer these losses for its enforcement
that they pretend To. The burden of
proof lies with them. They should
clearly demonstrate how the law in lures
them financially before it is suspended
They should show. too. that their inabil-
ity to pay dividends comes wholly from
the law, and Is not due To other causes
to extravaganza and injudicIous man
agement or Illegal and losing contracts
1t is necessary, the Association claims
for the interests of the agriculturists that
there should be a fair and impartial
treatment of all persons and localities;
that the railroads should not be allowed
to obstruct the natural laws of nature,
by their system of rates, creating wealth
in one section and poverty in another.
In fine, il protests against the railroads
being given that wide latitude in their
charges that will enable them To crush
one town or district ut the eXpens., or in
the interest of another. Ii Is for this
very purpose that the bill was passed.
The only plea upon which the railroads
can ask its suspension. or that Of any
clause in it, is the pecuniary loss result
ing to them. This, say the farmers.
through their spokesman, should be-
clearly and distinctly proved beyond ali
doubt Nor, in order to benefit the rail
roads finances, should unfair and unjust
burdens be- placed upon the agricultural
classes or the people at large.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Fairly Stated.
Orange County Reporter.


We are sorry to know that there are
many good men who cenSure the ReUOr-
ter for its opposition to the election of
Mr.. BlOxham to the Senate. But this
feeling will not influence our action or
deter us from what we conscientiously
conceive to be duty to the State of
Florida. We are actuated by no person
nj or selfish motive. We believe that
his election to the United States Senate
would be- little short of calamity To the
State. We do not believe him a corrupt
man; but are forced To regard him a. Il
weak man, who has been. and might be
again. led by artful and designing men
to do that which he would not do for
gain. The Okeechobee drainage bust
ness viii be pretty thoroughly over
hauled and ventilated during the next
two years. We are willing to wait that
length of time for public opinion To de
eide whether We have made mistake
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Why is IL.
New York Herald


Peter Smith. who was hanged y,-.,ter-
day in the courtyard of the TOmbs
Prison, slept well the night before and
ate "A good breakfast within half an hour
OF his execution.
Why was this: And why is the case
not a solitary one, but of frequent recur-
renee: In point of fact the cases are So
numerous a. to establish "A rule that per
sons condemned to death sleep and eat
well before the fatal event and that CON
trary cases are rare exceptions.
1t is popularity supposed that stimulants
or anspsthetics are given to condemned
criminals, but although this is some
times done when culprits have nervous
or other disorders, it is by no means GUS
tomary. Why is it, then. that thes.
functions of sleep and appetite retain
their normal state in circumstances 50
awfully critical and disturbing:
We have never seen a satisfactory an
swer tn this question. Perhaps such an
answer may he now Forthcoming.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08

2
There is one subject upon which Mr..
Carlisle is correctly informed. and that
is i'm regard to the opinions and destina-
ton of the Mugwumps. He saw much
of them while here. and as the result of
that association he learned that they are
nearly all tariff reformers. meaning free
traders. and adds that IF they are prop
erIy cultivated they will not he long in
getting into the Democratic party. where
they will Ice Mugwumps no longer. but
Just a. good Democrats a. the rest Of us.
Bless your soul. Mr.. Speaker. they are in
the Democratic party now. and are run
ming IL in Massachusetts,.